Travel RN - Emergency Dept

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: May 11, 2026
• Length: 17 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Emergency Center position requiring a minimum of 2 years of acute care ER experience, MEDITECH proficiency, and a GA or compact RN license.

Details

• Acute care hospital Emergency Center (ER) setting
• Department features 25 monitored beds, 6 fast treatment beds, 6 fast treatment chairs, 2 trauma bays, a recess bay, a dedicated stroke room, and a 4-bed behavioral lockdown area staffed by psych
• Fast track area designated for less acute patients, with screening of non-emergent patients to community care clinic
• Serves a broad patient population from pediatrics to geriatrics, including trauma, neuro (with some neuro trauma transferred out), ortho, and CVA cases — no burn patients kept on site
• Approximately 140 patient visits per day
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Night shift, 12-hour shifts
• Every 3rd or 4th weekend required
• Every other holiday required
• Charting system: MEDITECH 6.15 (experience required)
• Nurses perform own lab draws and IV starts
• RT available 24/7 and dedicated to the ER
• Pharmacy in-department 11 hours per day and on campus 24/7
• Central monitoring tech on staff
• Nurse aides and paramedics on staff (2–3 per shift), security, and safety sitters available
• ED staffing includes at least 2 MDs at all times (up to 3–4 based on time of day) and a midlevel 24/7 with an additional midlevel from 9am–9pm
• Ventilator patients held in the ER until admitted

Requirements

• Active GA or compact RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, PALS, CPI, and NIHSS; TNCC preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ER experience in an acute care setting required; 5+ years preferred
• MEDITECH 6.15 experience required
• Travel experience or 5+ years in a Level 1 Trauma Facility highly preferred
• Experience with Alaris pumps preferred
• Driver's license required for consideration — address on DL must reflect residence 75+ miles from the facility
• Candidates who have been employed by this facility within the last 12 months are not eligible

Additional Information

• Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility, as determined by the address on their driver's license
• Candidates are required to complete an online Cardiac Rhythms test (minimum 80% passing score) prior to placement
• An ESI Triage Exam is administered during orientation; remediation and a second attempt are available if needed
• Preferred experience with ESI triage or similar triage systems
• Floor-specific orientation is 1–2 shifts depending on comfort level
• Scrub color: Caribbean Blue
• COVID vaccination is not required, but unvaccinated candidates must be willing to undergo weekly testing
• Candidates with a preference for a clinical interview vs. an auto-offer based on profile review should indicate this preference at the time of consideration